My first experience was wactually "Lamb chop on Broadway" when I was, about 3 or 4. I only remember about 1 minute of that production but I remember vividly how crowded it was. Right after that was "beuayt and the Beast" with the original cast in previews when I was 4. I remember thay vividly, probably because I was (and still am) a huge fan of the film. When we got to go backstage I met Susan Egan (tiny woman!), Burke Moses, Terrence Mann, and the boy who played Chip. Later we went on stage and we got to go inside "Belle's House". I was so excited, and I was expecting to see furniture and a fireplace, but no, nothing on the inside, just all unpainted wood. It was at that moment when I realized that movies and theatre weren't real. But it was that night at the theatre when I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. Imagine, I knew what I wanted to do since I was four!
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
